The research showed that
dogs with separation anxiety spent no more time in contact with or proximity to their owners than dogs without separation anxiety [1].
Not exact matches
For the
dog that suffers from
separation anxiety or attention seeking behavior, be sure that the time you
spend with him is productive.
One of the bonuses of this program is that it helps prevent
separation anxiety, which is really difficult to reverse once it starts, especially
with a Service
Dog that
spends all of their time
with their handler.
For example, if a
dog's guardian works from home and
spends all day
with his
dog but then gets a new job that requires him to leave his
dog alone for six or more hours at a time, the
dog might develop
separation anxiety because of that change.
Lorian currently lives
with her soul -
dog, Bentley, who came into her life
with generalized high
anxiety,
separation anxiety, and leash reactivity and the two have
spent 9 years helping each other learn and grow into better, balanced beings!
To avoid triggering
separation anxiety, resist the urge to
spend every minute of the first day or weekend
with the
dog.
Treating a
dog for
separation anxiety requires teaching them to be happy
with, or at least tolerant of time
spent alone.
The reason is, as a certified
separation anxiety trainer, I
spend much of my time working
with dogs who suffer from
separation anxiety and isolation distress.
Understandably many small
dogs are known to revert to nipping if they feel threatened or anxious, so working
with a professional trainer to discourage this tendency and develop a game - plan to eliminate
separation anxiety issues, would be money well
spent.